04/24/1996 01:30 PM Senate JUD

        HB 110 CONFIDENTIALITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS                       
                                                                              
 Eleanor Roser, legislative aide to Representative Barnes, sponsor             
 of the measure, discussed HB 110.  Representative Barnes introduced           
 the bill at the request of two constituents who had experienced               
 stalking by persons who had obtained their addresses from DMV                 
 through license plate information.  Additionally, in 1994,                    
 confidentiality of license plate information was included in the              
 President's crime package.  The intent of the federal legislation             
 was to protect the personal privacy of persons licensed by states             
 to drive a motor vehicle, or persons who register a motor vehicle,            
 by prohibiting disclosure of information on drivers maintained by             
 the state.  This information is only to be disclosed under                    
 permissible uses.  The businesses that currently purchase the list            
 for dissemination to their customers, who are banks, credit unions,           
 insurance companies, etc., will still be able to do so, however               
 they will be required to abide by restrictions imposed by the                 
 federal act.  If Alaska is not in compliance with the federal law             
 by September 13, 1997, DMV employees could be liable for civil                
 fines of $2500 per day, or be in violation of state statute, and              
 the state could be subject to fines of $5,000 per day until                   
 compliance is reached.  HB 110 is supported by the Council on                 
 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Department of Public             
 Safety.                                                                       
                                                                               
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 SENATOR GREEN asked if a person who does asset checks and is a                
 process server would have access to information from DMV.                     
                                                                               
 JUANITA HENSLEY, Division of Motor Vehicles, explained process                
 servers would still be able to obtain the information because the             
 information would be used for a legitimate business purpose.  The             
 business would also be required to have a license through the                 
 Department of Public Safety to be a process server.                           
 SENATOR ADAMS moved CSSSHB 110(STA)am be moved from committee with            
 individual recommendations.  There being no objection, the motion             
 carried.